User:Willace01/Evaluate an Article

"Microtonal Music" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microtonal_music

I chose this article because microtonal music involves sounds that most artist, composers, even listeners never are familiar with. To make a song with microtonal music would essentially be like painting with a toothpick.

The article overall is very good and elaborate. It begins with describing most simply how to describe microtonal music, or microtones. And proceeds to describe its origins and usage in the past and now.

A few notes: I would add a final sentence in the opening paragraph, because at the end of said paragraph the main subject is 12 tone music. To put into context and contrast that with the subject of the article, one final sentence could be added.


 * The contributors of this article did an excellent job in the language and communication of the article, in my opinion, the best way to understand microtonal music is by contrasting it with the classic 12 tone music played by instruments like the piano. At one point in the article it mentions an instrument created to recreate microtones, a keyboard with 36 tones per octave rather than 12. I would elaborate more on this and use it to better explain how microtones work within semitones.


 * Lastly, I would include more media. There's a good amount of media including pictures and even some music files, but considering this topic is about music, I would have the article include more examples of microtones used in the context of a full compositional piece, if possible a musical demonstration of the above mentioned 36 tone keyboard, familiar instruments such as voices and strings demonstrating microtones, as well as specialized instruments created for playing microtones.

I of course do think the article explains the subject completely, these suggestions can simply be used for a faster and deeper understanding.